Congregational Songs

  • I'll Be a Witness to the Light

    I’ll Be a Witness to the Light

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    Perfect for both Advent and Epiphany, this simple song of dedication has verses based on John 1:6-8; 19-28, 35-42, and 43-51. It also appears in From a Distant Home, as arranged by Michael Burkhardt.

    PowerPoint slides for congregational singing are available from Digital Songs & Hymns.

  • I've Got Joy!

    I’ve Got Joy!

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    2 Corinthians 13:11 tells us: “Finally, brothers and sisters, rejoice!” Here’s a rambunctious little ditty to accompany that theme. It fits beautifully alongside such Sunday School classics as “This Is the Day,” “Rejoice in the Lord Always,” and “I’ve Got the Joy, Joy, Joy (Down in My Heart).”

    This leadsheet is a free download. If you sing this song in your church please report its use to CCLI or OneLicense.

  • ICC

    ICC

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    In 2007 I fulfilled the lifelong dream of having a college adopt one of my tunes as their school fight song. While my rousing “We Are the Cougars” won Illinois Central College’s fight song contest, my entry for their alma mater tune contest didn’t fare as well. But their loss is your gain. You can replace their “pride of Peoria” text with lyrics of your own!

    This is an orphan tune, waiting to be adopted by a text to call its own. If you write your own lyrics for this melody or pair it with an existing text, please let me know how you’ve used it.

  • Immortal, Invisible (ST. DENIO)

    Immortal, Invisible (ST. DENIO)

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    Counterpoint in a hymn accompaniment? You betcha! Click below to hear this one played live at Fuller Avenue CRC.

    This song is mentioned in Greg’s podcast, “2021 Musical Year in Review.“

    Piano accompaniment for congregational singing.

  • In a Still, Small Voice

    In a Still, Small Voice

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    This quiet ballad uses I Kings 19:11-13 and events from Jesus’ ministry to reflect on hearing the still, small voice of the Lord in our world today. The song can be effectively led by a praise team or sung as an anthem by choir.

  • INDY

    INDY

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    This tune first appeared as #37 in a collection of Isaac Watts Psalms, In Melody and Songs (2014). What is interesting about this tune is that though the harmonies shift through a few different keys (D, Bm, C), the melody always remains in D. Hence the tune name, INDY.

    This is an orphan tune, waiting to be adopted by a text to call its own. If you write lyrics for this melody or pair it with an existing text, please report its use to CCLI or OneLicense and let me know how you’ve used it.

  • Jesus

    Jesus

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    “The most eloquent poetry, the richest theology barely begins to reveal the mystery.” This acoustic rock ballad concedes that no words or music will ever capture the beauty and love of Jesus. But isn’t his surpassing worth and our inability to fully understand him all the more reason for adoration?

    This leadsheet is a free download. If you sing this song in your church please report its use to CCLI or OneLicense.

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    Jesus Lives, and So Shall I

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    There are many songs that are perfect for Easter day (“Christ the Lord Is Risen Today,” for example.), but few that remain appropriate during Eastertide. “Jesus Lives, and So Shall I” will take you through the whole season of Easter with its focus on our new life in the risen Christ.

    PowerPoint slides for congregational singing are available from Digital Songs & Hymns.

    This leadsheet is a free download. If you sing this song in your church please report its use to CCLI or OneLicense.

  • Jesus, Be Enough

    Jesus, Be Enough

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    Most Christmas songs are all joy and confidence: Shepherds overwhelmed by angelic songs; Wisemen led by navigational stars. But if your life is at all like mine, those moments are rare. Instead, life is often accompanied by a soundtrack of doubt, missteps, and loss. “Jesus, Be Enough” asks the question: Is Jesus a sufficient gift even when Christmas miracles don’t occur? Will we trust God even when our prayers seem to go unanswered? It is a Christmas carol for the rest of us. [Above is a demo of the choral anthem and below is a version with guitar and cello.]

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  • Jesus, Greatest at the Table

    Jesus, Greatest at the Table

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    The hymn tune TABLE GREATS (a play on “greatest” and “table grace”) is a setting for Steven Starke’s 8.7.8.7.8.7 Maundy Thursday text. This simple, singable tune gives voice to Starke’s reflection on the story of Jesus washing his disciples’ feet in the upper room.

    Piano accompaniment for congregational singing.

  • Jesus, Lord of Life and Glory

    Jesus, Lord of Life and Glory

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    This beautiful hymn by James John Cummins had fallen into disuse until fairly recently. It covers all of life— depth of sin, temptation, ease and joy, sickness, and dying— and always brings us back to the prayer, “By your mercy, oh, deliver us, good Lord.”

    https://musicblog.gregscheer.com/jesus_lord-gstra.mp3

    An SATB arrangement of this song is also available from GIA Music, G-8892.

    This song is mentioned in Greg’s podcast, “Devotion, Temptation, and Confession.“

  • Jesus, My Great High Priest

    Jesus, My Great High Priest

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    There are few songs that use the image of Jesus as high priest. Shepherd, Bread of Life, yes, but not high priest. I fell in love with this text by Isaac Watts and wrote a new tune for it.

    PowerPoint slides for congregational singing are available from Digital Songs & Hymns.